Manuel Kulisch
Digital Product Expert | Experienced Leader in Software Development | Agile Methodology Advocate
Experience
Product Owner / Tech. Consultant - Automotive Security
BMW Group
Leading the development and coordination of features for the Digital Key initiative, enhancing vehicle security and user experience. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to plan the product roadmap and align it with strategic goals. Facilitating the clarification of complex technical queries between stakeholders, developers, and product owners.
Agile Program Manager (RTE) - Autonomous Driving
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Acting in the role of RTE as part of a project in the field of autonomous driving and ADAS.
Consulting on the introduction of the SAFe development model. Coaching the Development Teams in agile practises. Introducing and facilitating SAFe events. Setup of the agile tool chain.
Building the product vision, shaping value proposition and customer profiles. Conducting OKR workshops and managing the Epic and Feature roadmap. Supporting with the product pricing model and project budgeting.
Head of Software Development - E-Mobility
Digital Charging Solutions
Responsible for the development of a complex charging platform for electric vehicles in 25+ countries in Europe and Japan used by several 100k EV drivers and 10+ OEMs as B2B customers.
Leading the development competency center of about 30 internal and 30 external backend-, web- and app developers, architects, Product Owners, and Scrum Masters.
Responsible for agile processes and the organizational structure, roles definitions, and scrum team setups.
Setting up a hierarchical prioritization system translating business goals and initiatives into Epics and Stories.
Planning resources and budgets for the development teams and supporting HR in hiring new talents. Managing external partners and driving the internalization strategy of the company.
Re-organizing all product and development teams with about 130 members from component teams to cross-functional end-to-end teams.
Agile Program Manager (RTE) - E-Mobility
Digital Charging Solutions
Responsible for planning and prioritizing the development roadmap.
Coordinating 7 external development teams and conducting program increment plannings with 80+ participants.
Designing and implementing scaled agile development processes (SAFe) and introducing PI Plannings and the WSJF prioritization framework.
Specifying and steering the implementation of product features and managing projects.
Product Owner Consumer Apps - E-Commerce
MediamarktSaturn Retail Concepts
Technical management of the consumer apps team with 14 team members. Responsible for all iOS and Android Apps of MediaMarkt and Saturn in 8 countries, making several million Euros in revenue each month.
Planning of roadmap and sprints, creating concepts for new product features, prioritizing the product backlog, managing releases, and communicating with stakeholders from different departments and countries.
Business Analyst
Accenture Technology Solutions
Conceptualizing and evaluating the feasibility of internal apps for communication in ground operations and ground handling for one of the world's largest airlines.
Gathering, modeling, and synchronizing business requirements with stakeholders from different departments.
Conducting UX research for accessible use of mobile apps for different user groups.
Building solution designs for different cost scenarios and aligning with stakeholders.
Coordinating offshore development teams.
Product Owner & Software Engineer
Accenture Technology Solutions
Developing three hybrid mobile consumer applications with 200.000+ Users as Lead Developer and later Product Owner for one of the world's largest energy suppliers.
Taking architectural design decisions, training new developers, conducting code reviews, conceptualizing the user journey and UX design, and writing user Stories.
Product Management IT - Travel
Travador.com
Requirements engineering and coordination for a migration of a travel booking platform.
Coordinating offshore web development teams.
Co-founder & Product Owner - Online Marketing
Startup Vestoo
Leading the development team and acting as Product Owner, building a complete loyalty program as a SaaS solution and a central platform with 20+ integrated e-commerce shops as business partners.
Conducting pitches in front of investors and at several start-up events, writing business plans, and collecting ~ 120.000 Euro of funding from the EXIST Business Startup Grant.
Software Engineer & Quality Engineer - Dating
Friendscout24 GmbH
Developing the first version of the Android App Frs24.
Developing test-automation frameworks for frontend User Acceptance Tests in Java.